Middle class needs jobs, not a handout

I am for helping the minimum wage earners, just as Democrats are, but not in the same way.

To raise the minimum wage will raise prices on everything. Small and large businesses will have to raise their prices, then the minimum wage earner will not be able to buy as much and will not be better off. The middle class, senior citizens and retired people will be hurt by the higher costs of goods. Businesses will have to lay off workers to stay in business. A lot of unions have in their contracts that a raise in the minimum wage will give their workers a raise, too.

The best way to help minimum wage earners is to create jobs so they can advance to better jobs. We need minimum wage jobs for children who graduate from school and need a job, so they can work their way up. I started at 75 cents an hour and I worked my way up. I'm sure a lot of other people did the same.

This is a Democrat ploy for the 2014 election.

Bill Landman

Waverly

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Middle class needs jobs, not a handout

I am for helping the minimum wage earners, just as Democrats are, but not in the same way.